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Search results load in the current tab rather than the new tab where the search was started from.

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DarrenM
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Steps to reproduce: Open a new tab Using the search bar (for Google) within the page on the new tab, enter a search query and press enter Quickly switch to a different tab The search results will load on the different tab rather than the tab where the search was started from

Steps to reproduce: Open a new tab Using the search bar (for Google) within the page on the new tab, enter a search query and press enter Quickly switch to a different tab The search results will load on the different tab rather than the tab where the search was started from

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philipp
philipp
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hello, can you try to replicate this behaviour when you launch firefox in safe mode once? if not, maybe an addon is interfering here...

Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems